Gold prices rose sharply in the midday US trading session on Thursday due to the lower US dollar index and declining Treasury yields. August gold futures were last up $24.60 at $1,983.00 and July silver was up $0.796 at $24.325.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The market is starting to focus on next week\u2019s FOMC meeting of the Federal Reserve. The majority of the market thinks the Fed could pause in its interest-rate-tightening cycle. However, many market watchers now think that the US central bank will follow the Bank of Canada\u2019s recent moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 0.25% this week after a four-month pause. The BoC\u2019s move brings home the reality that a pause needn\u2019t be a pivot. It can also be a way to slow down increases while fresh data come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Asian and European stock markets were mostly weaker overnight, while US stock indexes were firmer at midday. In other news, the Eurozone reported that its first-quarter GDP was revised down to -0.1% from the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the fourth-quarter GDP was revised down to -0.1%. That means the Eurozone technically entered a recession in Q1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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